New Floral Guide — Spring, 1903. 



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PLENDID FRINGED... 



(Primula Sinensis Fimbriata) 



£ 



PRIMULA SINENSIS FIMBRIATA 



(Fringed Chinese Primrose) 



MIMUXUS (Monkey Flower)— Curiously shaped, brilliantly 

 colored flowers, blotched and spotted in every conceivable man- 

 ner ; excellent for pots and baskets, also for open ground. Pkt. 

 3cts. 



SCHIZANTHUS, or CHRISTMAS ORCHID FLOWER— 

 An elegant free-blooming annual ; large, curiously-shaped flow- 

 ers beautifully spotted with crimson, lilac, purple and oran 

 makes pretty house plants, also fine for beds and cutting. 

 4 cts. 



SOLANUM (Jerusalem Cherry)— A charming plant for a pot, 

 resembling a miniature orange tree ; covered all Winter with a 

 profusion of scarlet fruit which is the chief attraction. Pkt. 

 4 cts. 



HEUCHERA SANGUINEA— A splendid new hardy perennial 

 of real value. Plants make neat compact bushes fifteen to 

 eighteen inches high. The flowers are produced in long, graceful 

 trusses, and are bright, rich crimson. Exceedingly valuable and 

 handsome for cut flowers. Perfectly hardy, will live over Win- 

 ter and come up fresh every Spring. Pkt. 4 cts. 



NEW LAEGE-FLOWERING TORENIA — A most charm- 

 ing plant, equally valuable for beds, baskets and pots; a profuse 

 bloomer, covered with deep blue flowers most all the time. 

 Pkt. 6 cts. 



NIGELLA (Love In a Mist)— A curious and pretty hardy an- 

 nual, known as Lady in 

 Green, Devil in Bush, 

 etc. Flowers and fo- 

 liage very handsome. 

 Pkt. 3 cts. 



Chinese Primrose 



PRIMULA SINENSIS FIMBRIATA (Fringed Chinese 



Primrose)— Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and sat- 

 isfactory house plants; never attacked by insects, and will 

 thrive in a window where there is but little sun and few other 

 plants would grow ; seed sown from April to July blooms 

 freely the following Winter. Cover the seed 

 an eighth of an inch with fine, light, rich soil ; 

 keep moist but not wet, and they will begin to 

 grow in two or three weeks. They are so 

 easily raised that there is no reason why every 

 flower lover should not have a magnificent dis- 

 lay of these brightest and best of all Winter 

 owers. The seed we offer is from the finest 

 strains and best colors, including pure white, 

 purple, rose, scarlet, striped and spotted, and 

 the lovely blue Primula. Splendid mixed large 

 flowering, all colors. Pkt. 8 cts. 



New Hybrid Everbloom- 

 ing Primula Obconica 



These new Hybrid Everblooming Pri- 

 mulas are undoubtedly one of the grandest 

 novelties recently introduced. The flowers 

 are much larger than the old white kind and 

 of many beautiful shades, including pink, vio- 

 let, blush rose, lilac, white, etc. The seed 

 grows easily, makes strong, sturdy plants 8 

 to 10 inches high, which begin to bloom very 

 quickly, and continue to produce great masses of lovely tinted 

 flowers for many months at a time. We know of no other plant 

 that is so easy to grow and will produce so many lovely flowers for 

 so long a time. They are a perfect treasure for the window, gar- 

 den, greenhouse and conservatory, and will bloom at any season 

 or the whole year. We cannot recommend them too highly. Best 

 quality seed 6 cts per pkt., 3 pkts. for 15 cts. 



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SCHIZANTHUS, or CHRISTMAS ORCHID FLOWER 



CYCLAMEN PERSICUM. 



NEWTORENIA, WHITE WINGS— Fully equal in beauty to the 

 Blue Torenia, which it closely resembles ; flowers pearly white ; extra 

 fine for bedding and house culture; blooms all the time. Pkt. 6 cts. 



CYCLAMEN PERSICUM— Charming bulbous-rooted plants, with beau- 

 tiful variegated foliage and richly colored orchid-like flowers. They are 

 highly esteemed as pot plants for Winter and Spring blooming. Seed sown 

 early in sandy loam makes bulbs that will bloom the following Winter. 

 After flowering the bulbs should rest in a dry state over Summer. Pkt. 

 8 cts. 



CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM-Beautifully mottled leaves and very 

 large flowers of rich colors. Finest mixed, pkt. 10 cts. 



MIMULUS MOSCHATUS (The Musk Plant) - An old favorite, 

 grown for its strong, musky odor; does well outside, also in pots. 

 Pkt. 3 cts. 



NEW MINA SANGUINEA — An elegant new climbing vine, quite 

 scarce and rare ; grows fifteen to twenty feet high ; neat, handsome fo- 

 liage, and covered from top to bottom with pretty, deep crimson flow- 

 ers ; blooms all Summer. Fine for screens, porches and trellises. 

 Pkt. 6 cts. 



